College Basketball

Roster retention! Louisville guard Adrian Wooley will return as a Cardinal for his junior season. In his first season at U of L, Wooley averaged 8.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game, while shooting 45.0 percent from the floor and 35.0 percent from behind the three-point line. He appeared in all 35 games for Louisville, making 16 starts. …

The Deacs have added another player to the backcourt. Ray is a 6-3, 170 pound sophomore who averaged 11.3 points per game this season and shot 42% from beyond the arc. His 66 made 3-pointers this season ranked 9th in the CAA and would have put him 2nd on the team for the Deacs this season behind Juke Harris’s 87 …

Northwestern went 8-21 (2-16 Big Ten) in yet another season that its fans will hope to soon forget. Here are three numbers that defined the Wildcats’ disappointing season: 50.2 Northwestern’s effective field goal percentage allowed was 50.2, according to BartTorvik.com. This number reflects the problems that plagued the ‘Cats on the defensive end. Advertisement Effective field goal percentage is a …

Vandy lands 4-star transfer commitment from 16.4 PPG scorer originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The sports arrow at Vanderbilt continues to point up. Advertisement The Commodores landed a key men’s basketball transfer commitment overnight Friday into Saturday, securing talent for Vandy’s 2026-27 roster. The new guy is a …

Indiana Hoosiers battle 9 schools for Yaak Yaak in transfer portal originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Indiana Hoosiers are apparently getting active in the transfer portal. Advertisement They’re one of 10 schools reported to be interested in Yaak Yaak from Oregon State. The Portal Report indicated in …

North Carolina made the surprising decision to part ways with incoming five-star point guard Dylan Mingo, moving on from a blue-chip recruit despite major turnover in its backcourt. The Tar Heels lost most of their guards this offseason: Seth Trimble exhausted his eligibility, while Luka Bogavac, Derek Dixon, Kyan Evans and Jonathan Powell all entered the transfer portal. Bogavac committed …

Hofstra transfer guard Preston Edmead has committed to NC State, On3 has learned. He averaged 16.1 points, 4.4 assists and 3.5 rebounds for the Pride last season. During his freshman season, he helped Hofstra become a bit of a popular NCAA Tournament upset pick. While it didn’t come to fruition against Alabama, Edmead had some fun moments against the Crimson …

Villanova transfer has links to Illinois, Kansas, Houston, Georgia originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. One of the newest entrants to the college basketball transfer portal is Malachi Palmer. Advertisement He’s in the portal from Villanova after beginning his career at Maryland. And now, he’s looking for a third …

Coming off their third consecutive trip to the Elite Eight, Rick Barnes and the Tennessee Volunteers have hit the college basketball transfer portal hard this summer and another significant addition could be coming. Joe Tipton of On3.com wrote on Friday that he would give the Volunteers “the edge” in the battle to land VCU guard Terrence Hill Jr. from the …

Bill Self and the Kansas Jayhawks had another strong season in 2025-26, finishing 24-11 and tied with the Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Iowa State Cyclones at 12-6 for a No. 3 finish in the Big 12. Kansas was rewarded with a No. 4 overall seed in the 2026 NCAA Tournament, facing the No. 13 Cal Baptist Lancers in …

The Illinois faithful were waiting on the edge of their seats, eagerly anticipating a decision from Andrej Stojakovic. After David Mirkovic, Jake Davis, Tomislav Ivisic and Zvonimir Ivisic announced their returns for the 2026-27 season on Wednesday, there was only one natural response (for Illini fans, that is): why didn’t Stojakovic say he’s coming back? Well, on Friday, he quelled …

Illinois men’s basketball had a magical run to the 2026 Final Four, driven by players who seemed extremely well-connected. The Fighting Illini will retain most of that continuity heading into next season, as the Peoria Journal Star reports talented swingman Andrej Stojakovic will return to the program for his senior year. Basketball fans know that while Stojakovic doesn’t necessarily bring …

Texas A&M coach Bucky McMillan heads into his first full offseason after taking his first roster completely assembled from the transfer portal all the way to the second round of the NCAA Tournament before falling to Houston, and as soon as the offseason began, it was expected that McMillan and his staff would need to rebuild the roster from the …

When people think of Duke’s great buzzer beaters, Christian Laettner’s name generally comes up first. His shot against Kentucky is legendary, and his earlier buzzer beater against UConn was also tremendous. However, when it comes to Duke’s buzzer beaters, that’s just the tip of the iceberg, because Duke has plenty of buzzer beaters. Advertisement Like Laettner, Chris Duhon has two …

While much of the focus is on the transfer portal in the college basketball world, there are still a number of high school and international prospects waiting to find their next homes. Among them is international center Sayon Keita, who actually visited with Kentucky Basketball last summer. The 7-foot big man also visited Kansas, Duke, UConn, and North Carolina, which …

It’s been a bit of an eventful week for the Mizzou Basketball team. On Monday, Tennessee transfer post Jaylen Carey committed to the Tigers. Then on Tuesday, Providence transfer wing Jamier Jones did the same. Not to be outdone, then Kansas transfer post Bryson Tiller cross the border to commit to the good guys. Advertisement Missouri has completely changed the …

NORMAN — Oklahoma men’s basketball landed its second transfer portal addition. Utah Valley transfer guard Tyler Hendricks committed to the Sooners on Friday, according to multiple reports. Hendricks joins Louisville transfer forward Khani Rooths as transfers to join OU so far this offseason. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Hendricks brings shooting to the Sooners as he shot 44.8% from 3-point range last …

STILLWATER — Looking to add offense and defense via the transfer portal, Oklahoma State men’s basketball coach Steve Lutz found both at the same place. Jacob Walker and Kashie Natt, both of whom played at Sam Houston last season, committed to OSU this week. Advertisement Walker’s commitment was reported late Thursday night, making him the third player in the OSU …

1 transfer portal target Purdue basketball must sign to get back to Elite Eight appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here. After years of running it back with the same team, Purdue is set for a full rebuild in the 2026 offseason through the college basketball transfer portal. Advertisement The 2025-2026 season seemed to …

Buzz Williams had a tough first season as head coach of the Maryland Terrapins. Williams was hired after the former Terrapins head coach, Kevin Willard, left for the Villanova Wildcats in 2025. Willard went 65-39 in his three seasons with Maryland, including a Sweet 16 tournament run in 2024-25. Maryland finished 12-21, posting the second-worst record in the Big Ten …

NASHVILLE–Vanderbilt has signed Nebraska transfer Berke Buyuktuncel, per a report from On3’s Pete Nakos. Buyuktuncel averaged 6.5 points and 5.6 rebounds per game this season while shooting 46.8% from the field and 24.1% from 3-point range. He’s a 6-foot-10 forward from Bursa, Trkiye. Advertisement The Nebraska forward started all 33 games for the Cornhuskers as they put together the most …

NASHVILLE-Vanderbilt basketball has landed a commitment from Washington State transfer guard Ace Glass. Glass averaged 16.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists and .8 steals per game in his freshman season in Pullman. He shot 45.5% from the field, 36.4% from 3-point range and 88.2% from the free throw line throughout the season. The shot volume for Glass was high, as …

All things considered, Brad Underwood couldn’t have expected anything more. Underwood knew his Illinois roster would need some remodeling after this past season’s Final Four run, with Kylan Boswell, Ben Humrichous and AJ Redd all out of eligibility, and with the Keaton Wagler mahic carpet ride flying out of Champaign to some faraway NBA city. What he certainly hoped for …

Wisconsin’s biggest transfer portal departure yet, Aleksas Bieliauskas, has found a new home a little over a week after bidding Madison farewell. Bieliauskas has committed to play for South Carolina, according to a report from Jonathan Givony of DraftExpress. Bieliauskas will have three years of eligibility remaining with the Gamecocks, and the 20-year old Lithuanian stretch big man had a …

Saniyah Hall should fit right in at USC. The nation’s top female basketball recruit in the 2026 high school class is quick to flash a two-finger Victory Salute and speaks glowingly about her future Trojans coaches and teammates. Advertisement Most importantly, along with her elite scoring skills and ability to play shooting guard and small forward, she already has developed …